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District social worker tells parents how to support students’ mental health amid enforcement anxiety
Summary
José Macías, a district social worker, described common anxiety symptoms in children and listed techniques and school resources families can use, saying counselors and social workers are available at every school in the district.
At a community meeting hosted by East Whittier City Elementary, district social worker José Macías urged parents to recognize and respond to anxiety in children linked to immigration enforcement concerns and described school-based mental-health resources.
Macías said anxiety can show itself as excessive worry, headaches or sleep problems and urged parents to create calm, talk openly and model healthy coping skills. “Crear un ambiente tranquilo donde podemos asegurarles que, aunque ahorita los tiempos son difíciles, estamos seguros,” he said during his remarks.
Why it matters: Parents told presenters they and their children are seeing upsetting social-media reports and news items, and some parents asked…
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